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Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE3AcxusITU/ Infants and toddlers glued to the TV or tablet for 14 hours or more a week had a 79% higher risk of an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis by age 12.  Pediatric investigators now report this link in the journal JAMA Pediatrics following their study of 5107 Australian children.  More screen time also occurred in families with greater economic challenges. The researchers emphasize that their study does not prove that excess screen time is a cause of autism.  Rather, autism spectrum disorders seem to arise in family settings where parents are less available to nurture their children. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2825501 #screentime #autism #asd #socioeconomics